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"Youth America Grand Prix has grown to become the largest and one of the most influential youth ballet competitions in the world" [3] and has become “a game changer in the dance world. Almost overnight, Youth America Grand Prix created a central ballet marketplace.” – Laura Bleiberg, The Los Angeles Times.
The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland.The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies around the world.
Casalinho won the Youth America Grand Prix prize for his age category. [2] In April 2017 he won the 3rd edition of the Portuguese TV show Got Talent Portugal getting a golden buzzer on every act he made. On July 26, 2020, António Casalinho won the 1st edition of A Batalha dos Jurados, on RTP 1.
DePrince was one of the stars of the 2011 documentary film First Position, which follows six young dancers vying for a place in an elite ballet company or school at the Youth America Grand Prix. [13] She was awarded a scholarship to study at the American Ballet Theatre's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet. [14]
She was hoping to find a ballet version of the jazz dance competitions that were very popular at the time, yet there were no ballet competitions for students in the U.S. In 1999, together with her husband Gennadi Saveliev [5] (then a soloist with American Ballet Theatre) she decided to create one – and founded Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP).
After graduating, he joined the British Royal Ballet School at the age of 13 in 2003. Polunin has received numerous awards, including the Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix in 2006, and in 2007 was named the Young British Dancer of the Year. [4] In 2010, at the age of 20, Polunin became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever male principal ...
In 2011 she won the Grand Prix award at the Youth America Grand Prix in Paris, France. In 2012, Womack was awarded the Grand Prix Award at one of the 13 Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals. [27] [28] [29] In 2013, she was awarded the Asian Grand Prix Award at the Asian Grand Prix in Hong Kong. [9]
He also studied under Fabrice Herrault in New York City, and was enrolled in American Ballet Theatre's summer intensive for several years. [4] At age 11, Bell competed at the Youth America Grand Prix, where he won the overall prize in the junior division. [1] [5] He was one of six competitors profiled in the 2011 documentary First Position. [5] [1]